What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Saltburn Cliff Hoist Built 1870 Dismantled 1883 John Anderson, Resident Engineer to the Saltburn Improvement Company designed and built a timber counterbalanced Cliff hoist to allow easy access from the cliff top town to the newly constructed pier. 20 persons were carried in the cage to travel the 120 feet. It was replaced in 1884 with the present water balanced cliff railway. Recorded plaque organisation: Saltburn, Marske & New Marske Parish Council.

John Anderson, as Resident Engineer of the Saltburn Improvement Company, designed and built the innovative timber counterbalanced Cliff Hoist in 1870, facilitating access between Saltburn's cliff top and its pier, thus boosting tourism and development in the area.

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